Download or read book Obsidian Wings written by Laken Cane and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-05-10 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Obsidian Wings is book four in the Rune Alexander series. Gruesome murders begin to pop up in River County, and Rune is introduced to the bird shifters--to one bird in particular, a woman named Cree Stark. When she gets a whiff of the shifters' scents where COS had been executing a grisly sacrifice, Rune begins to suspect the birds know more about the slayers--and the twins--than they're willing to admit. Nothing is more important to Shiv Crew than finding Levi and Denim, but when Lex psychically connects with the twins, it isn't good news she brings back. As always, COS is at the center of it all. The world is beginning to look at the church differently, thanks to the tireless work of Bill Rice and others like him. The humans' acceptance is turning to fear. And what people fear, they hate. What the slayers are planning next will either finish them for good or give them everything they've ever wanted--Karin Love and unchallenged power. Rune and the crew race against time to save River County from the biggest monster they've faced yet. If they fail, the church will be closer than ever to their dream of creating an Otherless world. In Obsidian Wings, Rune hides a devastating physical weakness, makes an important choice in her love life, and gains a new understanding that will help her face the future. No matter what happens, their world is changing. The crew is growing. And so is Rune Alexander.

Download or read book Obsidian Wings written by Clara Hartley and published by . This book was released on 2018-07-12 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A scarred, mortal witch. A dragon-shifter with a terrifying reputation. Constance Rinehart has a tortured past. Her mother died in the hands of a ruthless man, and she grew up with a closed heart. After recent bandit raids, Evernbrook is starving for food, forcing Constance to sacrifice herself in the Offering--an event where young maidens are mated to dragon gods. When she is paired with the most brutal man in the world, her worst fears come true.Rayse Everstone, lord of the largest dragon shifter clan ever, has been searching for his mate for the last five-hundred years. He is at odds with his clan and feared by the humans. When his mate rejects him, and tensions amongst his kind rise, he faces the threat of having all he has built collapse... and even the loss of his own life. OBSIDIAN WINGS is the first novel in a four-book fantasy romance series. The SOUL OF A DRAGON series explores the world of Gaia, where dragons roam and magic is rampant. All four books have been written and edited before being published together. This series contains scenes of abuse, sexual content, and violence, which makes it unsuitable for the light-hearted.

Download or read book Japan s Medieval Population written by William Wayne Farris and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Japan's Medieval Population will be required reading for specialists in pre-modern Japanese history, who will appreciate it not only for its thought-provoking arguments, but also for its methodology and use of sources. It will be of interest as well to modern Japan historians and scholars and students of comparative social and economic development."--BOOK JACKET.

Download or read book Obsidian Wings written by Amanda Aggie and published by . This book was released on 2021-10-14 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When I heard Pestilence--a horseman of the apocalypse--had been set free, I thought returning him to his crypt would be just another job. After all, that's what watcher angels do--we protect humanity from the creatures that go bump in the night. Everything changed the instant I locked eyes with her. The fiery red hair rolling in waves down her back and the freckles scattered across her cheeks stole the air from my lungs. I'd been awed by Earth's wonders before, but she was different. And not just because she is a witch. There was something about the way she looked at me with those bright blue eyes--as if she could see right through me, deep into my very soul. As much as I know I should walk away, that it's forbidden for angels to become entangled with humans... I can't. The longer I stay on Earth, the more I feel for the woman, the closer I come to giving in to my temptations. Every stolen glance leaves me more dissatisfied. I want more than just her body--I want her. First, I'll have to save humanity, but after that, I'll be forced to make a choice. Do I walk the path of a good angel? Or do I risk it all--including my grace--for a chance at loving her?

Download or read book Horo uta or Taki tumu migration written by John White and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Ancient History of the Maori His Mythology and Traditions written by John White and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-11-03 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published 1887-90, this six-volume compilation of Maori oral literature, with English translations, contains traditions about deities, origins and warfare.

Download or read book The Ancient History of the Maori Horo uta or Taki tumu migration written by John White and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " ... An official collection of Māori historical traditions"--BIM.

Download or read book Corsair written by Jay Aspen and published by Sandfire Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2023-05-24 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The epic conclusion to the series, as Ariel and Marin venture into the devastated swamplands of Rapathia and confront the corrupted Emperor controlling its capital. Summoning the dragon always brings danger and challenging demands – and this time Ariel has to solve the sinister mystery of a city in the sky. Caught between the orc-legions massing in the east and the threat of treachery closer to home, the Eldrin will be challenged as never before. Corsair is the fourth book in the epic fantasy A Dance of Storm and Steel, the adventure romance series by Jay Aspen

Download or read book Xander Chase and the Lost Wing written by Carrie Weston and published by Austin Macauley Publishers. This book was released on 2022-01-04 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tormented and expelled from the spirit realm by his own father, Xander has lost one of his glorious obsidian wings. This good-hearted angel of death has lost his self-esteem, his vigour and his purpose in life too. Living an ordinary life in Herefordshire, Detective Stacy Andrews embarks on a mission to find Xander’s lost wing and explores her own hidden leprechaun power along the way. Despite Xander’s angelic identity, the innocent Stacy falls head over heels for handsome Xander and is startled to realise she wants this angel in her human realm forever. Unable to resist Stacy’s gorgeousness, Xander confesses to himself that he wants her too – but he can’t shrug off the feeling that he doesn’t belong to the human realm. The damaged, broken, useless one-winged angel wants his lost wing back and will pay any cost to be able to fly back to his realm! Blaze, a dead, lost, heart-broken doublicorn spirit has some unfinished business with magic-wielding cannibal witch, Alysbeth, and Xander’s cruel father. What is her connection with Xander’s wing? What’s the final destination of the lost wing? War or trade – what’s Xander’s choice? This magical tale of angels, spirits and witches is a page-turner with endless mystery!

Download or read book Wings of the Ominous written by Rissa Gems and published by Rissa Gems. This book was released on with total page 625 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *A story where celestial beings dominate the universe, from protectors to destroyers, and all life in between. One ancient celestial, in particular, creates a new bond that will shake the universe for eons, affecting all mortals and immortals alike. Wings of the Ominous is a new, ever-expanding, epic fantasy.* When you have an eternity of time, there is little room for surprises. But for Ahzrael, new events are about to shake his everlasting life. In a universe filled with a multitude of planes, realms, and worlds, resides a group of powerful beings that observe it all. The Diuxals. They wait, century after century, for the Evils that threaten worlds across the galaxies, hungry for sentient life. Among Ahzrael’s time in the stars, an unexpected opportunity falls into his lap. He finds himself in the presence of a weakened yet powerful rival. His people want her dead. She’s an abomination. But he sees a once in an eternity chance and keeps her alive. It’s a chance for his people to finally rest. To quench the flames of a long war. A chance for personal redemption. Some opportunities, however, have unforeseen, unforgiving consequences. And this intriguing ancient enemy, turned ally, has many surprises. In Ahzrael’s long life, the threads of the universe have never been this uncertain. Wings of the Ominous is the first book in the Ominous Series.

Download or read book Dark Illumination written by Susan Cain and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-04-05 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dark Illumination is a collection of poetry that revolves around the simple truth that to enjoy the light we must first submit ourselves to the darkness. It is our journey that makes us who we are as individuals, as people, and as a society.

Download or read book Why We re Liberals written by Eric Alterman and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ALTERMAN/WHY WERE LIBERALS

Download or read book Amendment XVII Establishing Election to the U S Senate written by Jeff Hay and published by Greenhaven Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2010-05-21 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents the Seventeenth Amendment in historical context, allowing readers to examine how it has been tested in the courts. Essay sources include the New York Times, David Graham Phillips, John Dean, Zell Miller, and the Constitutional Accountability Center. Readers will be intrigued by current debate and controversies about this amendment as well.

Download or read book The Fanfiction Reader written by Francesca Coppa and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2017-03-02 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written originally as a fanfiction for the series Twilight, the popularity of Fifty Shades of Grey has made obvious what was always clear to fans and literary scholars alike: that it is an essential human activity to read and retell epic stories of famous heroic characters. The Fanfiction Reader showcases the extent to which the archetypal storytelling exemplified by fanfiction has continuities with older forms: the communal tale-telling cultures of the past and the remix cultures of the present have much in common. Short stories that draw on franchises such as Star Trek, Star Wars, Doctor Who, James Bond, and others are accompanied by short contextual and analytical essays wherein Coppa treats fanfiction—a genre primarily written by women and minorities—as a rich literary tradition in which non-mainstream themes and values can thrive.

Download or read book Harbinger of the Storm written by Aliette de Bodard and published by Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.. This book was released on 2016-01-05 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second book in the critically acclaimed Obsidian and Blood trilogy: The year is Two House, and the Emperor of the Mexica has just died. The protections he afforded the Empire are crumbling, and the way lies wide open to the flesh-eating star-demons--and to the return of their creator, a malevolent goddess only held in check by the War God's power. The council should convene to choose a new Emperor, but they are too busy plotting against each other. And then someone starts summoning star-demons within the palace, to kill councilmen... Acatl, High Priest of the Dead, must find the culprit before everything is torn apart. REVIEWS: ‘Political intrigue and rivalry among a complex pantheon of divinities drive this well-paced murder mystery set at the height of the Aztec Empire in the late 15th century. De Bodard reintroduces the series hero Acatl, high priest of the dead, immediately following the death of the Tenochtitlan leader. One of the council members in charge of choosing a successor has been brutally murdered in what looks like an attempt to influence the decision. But the deaths continue and the political situation grows more complex, while the empire looks to be increasingly at risk of invasion by malignant powers. Acatl must go face-to-face with the most powerful god in his world and put the good of the empire above his antipathy for is rivals to achieve the uneasy succession. De Bodard incorporates historical fact with great ease and manages the rare feat of explaining complex culture and political system without lecturing or boring the reader.’ —Publishers Weekly ‘Another thing that intrigues me here is the whole fact that historically we know that the real empire died out mysteriously and completely and as such there is always that thought in the back of my mind that the author could choose to bring about the end of days. That highlighted sense of possible doom is something that is missing from too many novels. The way the story is told in this book is very impressive, the plot is both mature and seductive, twisting and turning like a weather vane in a force 9 gale while the action is both bloodthirsty and imaginative. The world building is fantastic and we get to learn even more of this rich culture and the many gods and creatures of the dark. I really can’t fault this book at all and recommend it to one and all but if you haven’t yet read Servant of the Underworld I suggest that you get them both and read them in order, you won’t be disappointed.’ —SF Book Reviews ‘Bodard’s writing is polished and striking, as she convincingly fills in the colorful elements of the Aztec culture–even if those colors tend to be of blood and bile as well as flowers and hummingbirds... beautiful, grimy, breathtaking, and morbid. 5*’ —Examiner ‘Aliette de Bodard has done it again. Harbinger of the Storm is an action packed Aztec mystery opera with magic, interventions from the gods and more twists and turns than the first book. It even has a love story with amusing snippets here and there... The story is self contained and can be enjoyed standalone, but you will not want to miss out on the first. I wish it was 2012 already even if the world is going under while I read the final Obsidian & Blood.’ —Cybermage

Download or read book The Complete Gargoyle Sorceress Boxed Set written by Lisa Blackwood and published by Lisa Blackwood. This book was released on 2023-09-19 with total page 4494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An untried sorceress teams up with an immortal gargoyle to stop a goddess from enslaving Earth. Chaos and romance ensues in this epic urban fantasy tale unlike anything you’ve read before. With over 2000+ pages of action-packed plot, rich world-building, noble gargoyles, and a little romance tossed in for good measure. This complete boxed set contains all nine books in the Complete Gargoyle and Sorceress Tales. Join the battle for Earth today. When Lillian finds herself facing off against demons out of mythology, help comes from an unlikely source—the stone gargoyle who has been sleeping in her garden for the last twelve years. After the battle, Lillian learns the humans she thought were her family are actually a powerful coven of witches at war with the demonic Riven. Lillian is something more than human, a Sorceress and Avatar to the gods. The gargoyle has been her protector for many lifetimes, but when she was still a child, troubles in their homeland forced him to flee with her to the human world. But something from her childhood has followed them to this world. In a heartbeat, her ordinary life becomes far more complicated, and if her overprotective guardian is to be believed, there’s an evil demigoddess just waiting for the chance to enslave them both. This complete boxed set contains: Sorceress Awakening Sorceress Rising Sorceress Hunting Sorceress at War Sorceress Enraged Legacy of the Sorceress Sorcery and Firedrakes Scion of the Sorceress Sorceress Eternal Scroll up and grab your copy of the complete GARGOYLE AND SORCERESS boxed set today.

Download or read book Scion of the Sorceress written by Lisa Blackwood and published by Lisa Blackwood Books. This book was released on 2021-11-07 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes the forces of Light just need a little help from a villain to get the job done. Commander Gryton has always watched his own back. It goes with being at the top of the magical food chain. But for the first time in his existence—thanks to his devious gargoyle father—he’s been slapped with a partner. This infuriating female soldier also has the distinction of being a Null, a mortal sent by the Divine Ones to influence an outcome. A Null’s natural immunity to all types of magic allows them to battle even the most powerful of magic wielders, even demigods. His sire and dam are certain the Divine Ones have sent the Null to aid the Light in defeating the Battle Goddess. Gryton doubts it’s anything so innocent. And if he’s correct, he has just been partnered up with his doom. But if the Divine Ones think he'll just roll over and allow one of their Nulls the chance to kill him, they’ll be disappointed. Very disappointed. Gargoyle & Sorceress Reading Order: Dawn of the Sorceress (a prequel story) Book 1: Sorceress Awakening Book 2: Sorceress Rising Book 3: Sorceress Hunting Book 4: Sorceress at War Book 5: Sorceress Enraged Book 6: Legacy of the Sorceress Book 7: Sorcery and Firedrakes Book 8: Scion of the Sorceress Book 9: Sorceress Eternal